Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11
Press s,ptutons.

What is t, be said of the present
economic administration, however, is
that it has been from the beginning a
conservative, clean one, free from
scandals Of every SOFT, and mindful of
it own and the count y's dignity and
welfare. - -[philadelphia Telegraph,
hep.
1t is rather sad to see Blaine's for
mer friends 20 back on him, as the
Globe Democrat d. es in the following !:
",n ne serious objection to the Blaine
or-hust policy before the nomination
is that it may lead to Blaine-and-bust
at the election.-[Cleveland PLAN
Dealer, Dem. s.. .+~
Now that Henry George has been
knocked out OF politics the thing IT
him to do is to take up tract of land
in he West and forn, colony on the
basis Of full land-value taxation, SO
that every body can see how the
srheme works. But he won't -(Phil
adelphia Times, Ind.
Both parties have no need OF their
free-traders for the coming season.
Both have plenty OF them, but they
are the hest fellow at losing an cleo
ton to be found any here outside of
lunatic as, lums. Practical politics
will win in 1888 as it has ever won
since Jefferson introduced it to defeat
the party of George Washington in
1900 --TPh ladelph IA Times, Ind.
The repeal OF the internal revenue
tax on tobacco is opposed by all the
larger manufacturers. OF cou Sc it is
the tax has driven thou- nds OF
small manufacturers out OF the trade
and the rich firms, by adding the tax
to the price cf their product, lose
nothing themselves and at the same
time escape the competition. OF those
who can't afford to pay it Brooklyn
Eagle, Dem.
Now Chicago is waking up to the
fact that the proposed monument to
the policemen murdered in the Hay
market meeting has not be n erected,
and that only half the required sum
of $1,000 has been raised. these men
deserved to be remembered for their
fidelity and bravery, and then. too,
the monument will preach continu
seruon against anarchy.-lNew York
Tribune, Rep.
The West stands to the East in the
relation Of an extrem ly heavy debtor
and it is but natural that its feeling
toward the East should be one # ex-
asperdtion or conscious or unconscious
enmity. The new sectionalsm is not
| likely to become 30 bitter and annoy
| ing az the old. Still, it is a feeling
that cannot be looked upon without
some little app ehension as to the
possibility OF holding the two sections
in harmony with regard to national
financial legislation. - Providence
Journal, Rep.
A government telegraph would be a
tremendous undertaking in any case,
even If existing lines could be bought
for q reasonable um, and il they
could not be so bought it would be an
undertaking involving the use 'ess loss
of a vast amount Of property. Be-
fure the Government takes hold of any
such undertaking it should seriously
b, considered whether telegraph
service quite as cheap and eff .ient
cannot be obtained from the West.
ern Union monopoly by Government
regulation, as il the case of the rail
roads.-[spring6eld Republican, Ind
Gail Hamilton, according to an East
ern paper, has not decided whether
she will join the Blaine family il
Europe or spend the winter in Florida
But Gail is not an object of as much
public interest as she used to be wher
attacking Mr.. Blaine's enemies over
the name of Arthur Richmond She
has ceased that interesting series oil
articles, there being no reason for
/ eeping them up after it became OBJ
ious that MIR. Blaine was out OF p III
tics. NJ stronger evidence than Calls
IT tirement from the field is necess Try
to how that the Blaine family sadly
admit that James G.'s political Career
has closel.-[Chicago lines, Ind.